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Lupohlo — 21 MW Hydroelectric

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Lupohlo is a 21 MW hydro power plant located in Swaziland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
21 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
—

Operator

Location
-26.38, 31.16

Coordinates

Insights

#1
largest in %s
#4,403
largest %s worldwide
#18,897
largest worldwide
7
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
21 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
—
Country
SWZ
Coordinates
-26.376, 31.155

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,749 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
139,936 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

380
cars / year
233
homes / year
79,509
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Simunye Mill

Swaziland · Biomass

17MW

Maguga Dam

Swaziland · Hydroelectric

15MW · 1998

Edwaleni

Swaziland · Hydroelectric

15MW · 2015

Mhlume Mill

Swaziland · Biomass

14MW · 2015

Ubombo Mill

Swaziland · Biomass

13MW · 2015

About this plant

Lupohlo is a 20.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in Swaziland, commissioned in 2015.

Ranked #1 of 3 hydro plants in Swaziland, it accounts for 40.94% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 51 MW. The largest hydro plant in Swaziland is Lupohlo itself at 21 MW, making it the same size as this facility.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Edwaleni (15 MW, Hydro) and Maguga Dam (15 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the Hhohho region, approximately 40 km from the capital city, Mbabane.

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